The blog posts below are taken from my grandmother's diaries. Althea Green Smith Crook was lovingly referred to as Nanny to her immediate family ~ thus her diaries are called Nanny's Diaries.

Nanny wrote in her diaries when she remembered to - mostly in the evening. There will be some years in which she didn't keep diaries and there will also be some days/weeks in her yearly diaries in which she skipped or forgot to write in them. For the most part, these are her words - written as she wrote them. There will be typos, forgotten punctuation, and other grammatical errors - but I am rewriting these as my Nanny originally wrote them.

As with all old handwriting, there are some entries that I can't quite make out - and these entries will be followed with a (?) to signify that this may or may not be correct or I can't figure out what she is trying to write.

Thank you Nanny for leaving us 50 years worth of memories! We miss you!

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

January 31 - February 3, 1976 Birthday Party for Carmen

 

Saturday, January 31, 1976

 

Nice mild and sunny. I done up my regular work. Kimmy up here all last night. She is cooking. Betty and I took a ride to Westbrook to get rolls and a cake (birthday). We called at Dorothea’s. She is in a serious condition. She and David are going to divorce. I am very sorry but I will be glad when she gets it. She will relax and be better she says.

 

 

 

Sunday, February 1, 1976

 

Cloudy and it snowed today and tonight it warmed up and then rain. I done up my work, got ready and went down to Betty’s for Carmen’s birthday. She got a lot of nice clothes and a set of saddle bags and other useful gifts. Also a good sum of money. Fern, Lloyd, Billie and Susan, and Bill, Billie and I were there. Had a nice lunch, ice cream and cake. Carmen had her close girlfriend there, Kathy Flaherty. 

 

 

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Monday, February 2, 1976 No School, 36° above this morning, raining

 

A bad snow, rain, sleet and ice storm, heavy winds. It was very cold later in the day. Mild in first part of day. A bad flood in Bangor near the Penobscot River. Also very high tides in Portland Harbor. I done some figuring and wrote letters etc.

 

 

 

Tuesday, February 3, 1976 $198.40, $85.70

 

A beautiful day. I done quite a few jobs. Windows, washing and it was a big one. A dite of cooking. Checks came today. Betty to dentist this p.m. Bill went fishing all day with Ilan. He sanded when we got home. Billie got his hams back today.

 

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